MONTHLY PROCEEDINGS. 



Studies on North American CHA1.€IDID.£, with descrip- 

 tions of new species from Florida. 



BY WILLIAM H. ASHMEAD. 



Jacksonville, Florida. 

 (Paper No. 5.) 



Sub-family— CHALCIDIN^. 



SMICRA Spinola. 



Since the publication of my other papers on the Florida Chalcididae 

 I have taken here and identified of this genus Smicrn rufofemorata 

 and S. delira, described by Mr. E. T. Cresson from specimens received 

 from Texas ; also S. delnmbis. Cresson, heretofore taken only in Massa- 

 chusetts and Delaware. 



The following species are apparently as yet undescribed : 



1. Smicra vittata n. sp. 



9- — Length .25-.27 inch. Lemon yellow. Eyes and ocelli brown; antennae 

 brown-black with the exception of scape, which is lemon yellow beneath. A 

 broad medio-longitudinal stripe on thorax extending from collar back to near the 

 apex of scutellum, where it becomes somewhat narrower; mesoscutum at sides 

 narrowly margined with brown; collar laterally, and pleurae at base edged with 

 brown. The posterior coxae have a broad brown stripe along the upper edge. 

 Abdomen yellow, acuminate and slightly compressed ; the upper surface is slightly 

 dusky with the extreme tip or apex black; the petiole is short. Femoral teeth 

 nineteen, minute and black; wings dusky hyaline. 



An easily recognized species, approaching nearest to ^S'. mmrhilis, 

 Cresson. Described from two 9 specimens captured at large. 



2. Sniicra hirtif'eniora n. sp. 



% . — Length .10 inch. Honey yellow. Eyes, flagellum and a median stripe on 

 thorax extending from collar to scutellum, brown. Femoral teeth fifteen, small 

 and black ; the posterior femora are clothed outwardly with a close, fine, silky pu- 

 bescence. The petiole is slightly longer than half the length of the posterior 

 coxse, and the upper surface of abdomen is slightly fulvous: wiii2;s hyaline. 



Described from one % specimen captured at large. 



3. Smicra Iona;ipeti<»la n. sj). 



% . — Length .14 inch. Honey yellow, coarsely punctate. Eyes and ocelli dark 

 brown. Antennae long, reaching to tip of scutellum. fulvous, with pale yellow 

 scape. The mesoscutum alona; the edge at base and a wide medio-longitudinal 

 band extending from collar to scutellum brown ; parapsides along the grooves and 



